Apparatus for delivering a gas stream
The apparatus addresses the challenge of manual conduit adjustment by incorporating an adjustable flow path and movable humidification chamber for intuitive mode switching, enhancing user convenience and reducing physical demands.
US12544529B2Active Publication Date: 2026-02-10FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LTD
Patent Information
- Application Number
- US17/596565
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Patents(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2019-11-15
- Filing Date
- 2020-06-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-05-11
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing respiratory assistance to a user via a user conduit. The apparatus being operable in a humidifying mode and a non-humidifying mode, and includes a humidification chamber for containing an amount of water that can be located in an operating position in the humidifying mode and, optionally separate from the apparatus in the non-humidifying mode. The apparatus may also have an auxiliary flow path that can be activated in the non-humidifying mode and a powered device that heats water in the humidification chamber when the apparatus is in the humidifying mode.
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